The Rea and Lillian Steele North Campus is located less than a mile north of the Valdosta State University, Georgia, United States, main campus and is home to the Harley Langdale Jr. School of Business and Air Force ROTC Detachment 172. Billy Grant Field, home of the VSU baseball team, and various recreational fields are also found on the North Campus. The University’s bus service connects the two campuses. The naming of north campus came after the Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration received over $8 million bequest from the estate of Ms. Lillian S. Steele honoring her husband, Mr. Rea Steele in August 2002. History Emory Junior College at Valdosta The north campus of VSU was the former home of Emory Junior College, a two-year institution which opened in 1928. Enrollment was low in the 1930s during the Great Depression and the United States entry into World War II depleted the school's enrollment to the point that Emory Junior College had to close during the duration of the War. The college reopened in 1946 with a notable rise in student population made up of military veterans returning to school under the GI Bill. Except for the short period following World War II the school again experienced low attendance numbers, averaging less than 70 students throughout its existence. In 1953 Emory Junior College was closed and the property was sold to Valdosta State College, a public institution that became coeducational in 1950. Valdosta State The three remaining buildings of the former Emory Junior College have each served multiple purposes before becoming the Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business and Division of Aerospace Studies. Thaxton Hall originally a male dormitory, was remodeled in 1972 for the Nursing Department. It was remodeled again in 1982 for the College of Business offices. It is named for Dr. J. Ralph Thaxton, the fourth President of the Valdosta State. Pound Hall was named for Dr. Jere M. Pound, Valdosta State's second president. It was used for the College of Education and Psychology in the past. It was remodeled in 1974 to house the School of Business Administration. The building was completely renovated in 1992. Barrow Hall was named for the David C. Barrow, Chancellor of the University System when South Georgia Normal College opened in 1913. It was remodeled from a male Dormitory in 1971 to house the Division of Aerospace Studies and Air